Motorists, cyclists, be careful out there
The Juneau Freewheelers Bicycle Club would like to remind riders and motorists alike that we would like to have a safe, responsible, friendly and fun cycling year.

The ends do not justify the means
I could not in good conscience read Ralph Swap's letter in the May 8 Juneau Empire, which says "Rebecca Braun has come out of hibernation to express her liberal views," and not respond.

Time to revisit oil production tax, ethics
The unfolding VECO scandal deeply troubles me. Although I have always tried to live by the biblical injunction to "judge not" and by our constitutional right of the presumption of innocence, the more I read, the more troubled I become.

Capitol awaits education funding
The House Finance Committee adopted an education plan late Sunday night, though they waited all day before going into session after 11:30 p.m.

Gov. Palin appoints new ferry advisers
Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday appointed new membership for the Marine Transportation Advisory Board, with strong representation for Juneau and Southeast business interests.

'Major' probe begins on ship grounding
The 360-foot cruise ship that ran aground near Icy Strait on Monday was equipped with an electronic chart and a voyage data recorder that will reveal her location, speed, course, and conversations of the crew at the time of the accident, federal officials said Tuesday.

Schools unlikely to see long-term plan
Work on a school funding plan continued behind closed doors Tuesday at the Capitol, with just one day to go before the end of the regular session today.

Bartolaba and Smith to wed
Danielle Nicole Bartolaba, of Haines, and Jeffry Glenn Smith, of Wrangell, will marry at 5 p.m. on May 19, 2007, at Northern Lights United Church. A reception will follow at the Juneau Yacht Club.

Photos: Dipsticks car show
The Juneau Dipsticks' seventh annual Classic, Custom and Antique Auto and Cycle Show, held May 11-13 at Centennial Hall, featured a plethora of cars and motorcycles, from a 1963 Porsche 1600 and 1930 Ford Model 'A', to a 2002 Subaru WRX and 2006 Chevy Kodiak.

Protecting us to death
I honestly can't figure out which is worse: the massacre of 32 innocent people at Virginia Tech by a lunatic or the shrill keening of the anti-gun mob to create even more "gun free zones."

My Turn: It's all about powder anyway
The comments I've read from Eaglecrest Ski Area supporters make me feel as if I'm reading arguments by mudslinging politicians or perhaps middle school students. Do we really need another issue in Juneau to divide our community?

Photo: Lord guilty in sons' deaths
Kacie Carlson, right, who was the girlfriend of Michael Lord, is hugged by her mother, Laura Carlson, on Monday in an Anchorage courtroom after Cynthia Lord was found guilty but mentally ill in the shooting deaths of her sons.